The Evils of The Contemporary Young Christians

This is a clarion call to all youths and young Christians. God is no respecter of anybody. The evils highlighted here are rampant among young christians. God is looking for young men and women that He can use for a glorious purpose.

1. They are always right and will never accept corrections..Somebody who corrects them is seen as an enemy.

2. They love to sing in church, but do not read their Bibles at home.

3. They are full of lust, sensuality and emotions and they call it love.

4. They want to have wonderful marriages, but by the time they are 25 years they've spent almost ten years in relationships already. Sometimes they may have had more boy lovers and girl lovers than even their parents.

5. Sexual activities are now part of their relationships calling it romance.

6. They want to be rich in life, meanwhile they spend all their finances on the latest ipads, iphones, galaxy tablets and other brands of tablets, htcs, laptops, cameras etc, which in many cases they use less than 30% of their functions.

7. They do not pay their tithes and offerings claiming they are students.

8. They say "we are christian women" but dress worldly like Hollywood stars and they call it fashion.

9. They love pleasures rather than God.

10. In church you will see them with their hands lifted up singing slow songs which they call worship but on their phones in their pockets, you will see pics of naked and half naked women, hip hop, hip life and they have a nice way of justifying it.

11. They are hardly convicted when they go to church because their hearts have been hardened by the deceitfulness of sin and pride...etc etc.

But God had foreseen this and warned in 2Timothy 3:1-5a "...That in the last days there will come difficulty times, men and women will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors,headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power..."

We need to change our ways, we have no excuse on judgement day, Repent.

Dare to be a Joseph, a Samuel or a Daniel in this generation. And God will declare His glory and He did in the lives of the people mentioned.

Shalom!

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COPING WITH JOB BURNOUT

The most reliable and efficacious way of dealing with job burnout is to refrain from doing that job and opt for something else which may entail “changing jobs or careers.” Perchance, that is not the way out for you, there are still things you can do to improve your situation, or at least your state of mind.

- Actively Manage or Handle Challenges: Take a pragmatic rather than passive inactive steps to issues in your workplace, including stress at work. You’ll feel less helpless if you assert yourself and express your needs. If you don’t have the authority or resources to offer solution to the challenge at hand, engage your superior in a discussion over the issue.

- Clarify Your Job Definition: Request from your boss for an updated description of your job duties and responsibilities. Mark out the duties that are beyond your job parameter and bring it to the notice of the management and gain a little leverage for the overwork.

- Request For New/Fresh Responsibilities: If your job has been monotonous for a long time, request for something new; a different grade level, a new sales area, a different equipment.

- Take Time Off: If burnout seems inevitable, take a complete break from work. Go on vacation, use up your sick days, ask for a temporary leave-of-absence – anything to take you out from the scenario. Utilize the time away judiciously to recharge your batteries and take perspective.

RECOVERY FROM BURNOUT: Acknowledge your losses

Burnout brings with it many losses, which can often go unrecognized. Unrecognized losses trap a lot of your energy. It takes a tremendous amount of emotional control to keep yourself from feeling the pain of these losses. When you recognize these losses and allow yourself to grieve them, you release that trapped energy and open yourself to healing.

These may include:

 Idealism or dream with which you enter your career.

 The role or identity that originally came with your job.

 Physical and emotional energy.

 Friends, fun and sense of control.

 Joy, meaning and purpose that make work and life worthwhile

Source: Keeping the Fire by Ruth Luban.

3 Steps To Bouncing Back From Burnout

Sometimes, you may have gone too far and it may now be too late to avoid burnout. Then you have to be up and doing about it. If you continue with the same pace and tempo, it may result in fatal deterioration of both your health and emotions. While the above tips can be of help, a more serious steps need to be taken.

STEP ONE – REDUCE YOUR TEMPO

If you have peaked out on burnout, attitude adjustment is out of the question and neither is take of your health the solution. You need to slow down, take a break. Reduce your responsibilities and activities that you can. Give yourself the luxury of time to rest, reflect and get whole.

STEP TWO – BE RE-ENFORCED

The normal inclination is to try and preserve the remaining strength during burnout session by keeping alone. A friend in need is a friend indeed, your friends, buddies and family are important in times of trials. Turn to your loved ones in times of trials like this for their support. Problem shared, they say, is half solved. Just expressing your feelings with another person can bring some tremendous respite. That won’t turn you into a burden. All they have to do is just give a listening ear.one thing is, some of them will be so happy that you can confide in them.it will boost your relationship.

STEP THREE – RE-DEFINE YOUR GOALS AND RE-PRIORITIZE YOUR PRIORITIES

Take time to reflect about your goals, dreams and hopes. Burnout is just a sign that cannot be overlooked that something is just not right, not working in your life. Are ignoring or disregarding something that is truly essential to you? Burnout can be a blessing in disguise to rediscover what really makes you happy and help redirect the pattern of your life in the same vein.